Arla Foods Deutschland GmbH | Germany | 40xxx Düsseldorf | Permanent position | Full time | Published since: 05.03.2026 on stepstone.de
Customer Category Manager (m/f/d)
As Arla – a European dairy cooperative with over 21,000 employees and nearly 8,000 farmers – we stand for a strong community with strong Scandinavian values and strong roots in our local markets. Our co-operative principle allows us to specialise in our farmers – the owners of Arla – and encourages us every day to do the best for our farmers, colleagues, our milk, our consumers and our environment! We are convinced: Together we achieve the best results! Arla is waiting for an exciting and dynamic task in Category Management. .
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Your tasks • Your profile • What we offer
Development of growth-promoting action recommendations on assortment, promotion and placement based on household and commercial panel data. Monitoring relevant KPIs for controlling category and customer performance as well as analysis of market trends and shopper insights. Close cooperation with sales to create strategic customer plans and sales support materials. Head or collaboration in category management projects with focus on assortment and placement optimization.
Multiannual experience in Category Management, Category Development, KAM or Marketing. Higher education (Bachelor or higher) in business, marketing or the like. Knowledge of relevant panel data (e.g. NIQ, Yougov, IRI) and their strategic use. Experience in performing in-store tests and pilot projects. GS1 Category Management certification of advantage.
Work-Life-Balance: A 38.5-hour week and a time recording with flexible working time design – also from home. In addition, 30 days holiday and three more days operational exercise Culture: Our unique Scandinavian corporate culture with flat hierarchies and short decision paths within our cooperative structure, as well as a high level of appreciation, especially through our feedback culture with regular 1:1 talks Further development: Access to our Learning Library for online training and career opportunities worldwide Employee Benefits: Benefits on our entire product portfolio and access to the Corporate Benefits program with attractive discounts for your well-being and budget. We also offer occupational pension schemes Sustainability: With our sustainability strategy “Stronger Planet Stronger People” we want to reduce our CO2 emissions by 30% by 2030 Location: Culinary meals in our operating restaurant with daily fresh dishes – refined with our Arla products – and a Starbucks-Corner. In addition, our office is easily accessible by means of good transport connections by railway station and motorway access and we offer a job ticket as well as free staff parking
Location
![]() | Arla Foods Deutschland GmbH | |
| 40472 Düsseldorf | ||
| Germany |
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